Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 41.5% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Doha, you would:
pay 25.9% less for restaurants
Doha
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR29.90
|
$5.66
KGS499.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR27.90
|
$5.55
KGS489.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.25
|
$0.63
KGS55.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.29
|
$0.30
KGS26.86
|
|
pay 28.5% less for groceries
Doha
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.63
|
$0.47
KGS41.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.56
|
$4.64
KGS409.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.06
|
$3.25
KGS287.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.72
|
$1.70
KGS149.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
$2.36
KGS208.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
$0.43
KGS37.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
$0.78
KGS68.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.66
|
$0.84
KGS74.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.02
|
$0.78
KGS69.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.68
|
$0.21
KGS18.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.86
|
$0.22
KGS19.53
|
|
pay 14.3% less for transportation
Doha
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.85
|
$2.82
KGS248.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR119.59
|
$6.20
KGS547.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR79,724.69
|
$38,490.01
KGS3,397,209.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR71.75
|
$3.62
KGS319.74
|
|
pay 74.3% less for housing
Doha
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR322.85
|
$12.04
KGS1,062.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,154.32
|
$460.45
KGS40,640.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,853.88
|
$338.46
KGS29,873.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR277.23
|
$23.12
KGS2,040.47
|
|
pay 59.5% less for childcare
Doha
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,783.90
|
$218.65
KGS19,298.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,360.63
|
$5,827.60
KGS514,356.54
|
|
pay 73.2% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR44.85
|
$1.13
KGS99.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR20.96
|
$2.04
KGS180.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR23.92
|
$1.52
KGS134.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR451.97
|
$42.55
KGS3,755.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR44.85
|
$3.96
KGS349.71
|
|
pay 14.6% less for clothing
Doha
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR217.77
|
$37.26
KGS3,288.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR168.18
|
$36.79
KGS3,247.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR324.23
|
$95.20
KGS8,402.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR348.37
|
$90.00
KGS7,943.48
|
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